Abbreviations You Should Know Flashcards
1
Q
AC,ac
A
Before meals
2
Q
ADHD
A
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
3
Q
AMA
A
Against medical advice
4
Q
ASA
A
Aspirin
5
Q
ASAP
A
As soon as possible
6
Q
BMI
A
Body mass index
7
Q
BP
A
Blood Pressure
8
Q
BPH
A
Benign postatic hyperthropy
9
Q
BPM
A
Beats per minute
10
Q
BUN
A
Blood urea nitrogen
11
Q
Bx
A
Biopsy
12
Q
C
A
Celcius
13
Q
C&S
A
Culture & senstivity
14
Q
CBC
A
Complete blood count
15
Q
CDC
A
Center of Disease Control
16
Q
CNS
A
Central Nervous System
17
Q
CPR
A
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
18
Q
COPD
A
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease
19
Q
CT
A
Computed tomography
20
Q
CVA
A
Cardiovascular accident (CVA)
21
Q
CXR
A
Chest x-ray
22
Q
DOB
A
Date of Birth
23
Q
Dx
A
Diagnosis
24
Q
ECG,EKG
A
Electrocardiogram
25
ER
Emergency room
26
F
Fahrenheit
27
**FBS**
Fasting blood sugar
28
FDA
Food and Drug Adminstration
29
GI
Gastrointestinal
30
IV
Intravenous
31
**HEENT**
**Head, ears, eyes, nose, throat**
32
Hx
History
33
ICU
Intensive care unit
34
K
Potassium
35
**KUB**
**Kidney,ureter,bladder**
36
**MI**
**Myocardial infarction**
37
MRI
Magentic resonance imaging
38
**NKA**
**No know allergies**
39
**NPO**
**Nothing by mouth**
40
**OTC**
**Over the counter**
41
OR
Operating room
42
P
Pulse
43
**PC,pc**
**After meals**
44
PE
Physical education
45
**PO**
**By month**
46
preop
Before operation
47
**prn**
**As required as needed**
48
qns
Quantity not sufficient
49
**RBC**
**Red blood cells**
50
R/O
Rule out
51
**ROM**
**Range of motion**
52
**Rx**
**Prescription**
53
**SOB**
**Shortness of breath**
54
**STAT**
**Immediately**
55
**STI**
**Sexually transmitted infection**
56
**TB**
**Tuberculosis**
57
**TIA**
**Transient ischemic attack**
58
Tx
Treatment
59
**UA**
**Urinalysis**
60
**UTI**
**Urinary tract infection**
61
URI
Upper respiratory infection
62
wt
Weight
63
VS
Vital signs
64
WBC
White blood cells
65
WNL
Within normal limits
66
YO, y/o
years old
